Currently an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California, leading the Learning and Interactive Robot Autonomy Lab (Lira Lab); Postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley's CHAI, working with Prof. Stuart Russell and Prof. Anca Dragan; Summer 2021 research intern at Google, collaborating with Dr. Yinlam Chow, Dr. Mohammad Ghavamzadeh, and Prof. Craig Boutilier.
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, advised by Prof. Dorsa Sadigh; B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, conducted research in Prof. Tolga Çukur's lab.
Background
Research interests include artificial intelligence for human-robot interaction, robot learning, and multi-agent systems. Utilizes tools from machine learning, AI, optimization, game theory, robotics, information theory, and cognitive science. Specifically focuses on robot learning from humans, human-robot collaboration, and learning in multi-agent systems.